Soil evolution and subalpine ecosystem changes in the French Alps inferred from geochemical analysis of lacustrine sediments

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 571-587

  Mourier, Brice ^a,b   Poulenard, Jerome ^a   Carcaillet, Christopher ^b,c   Williamson, David ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Lake sediment; Middle Holocene; Pedogenesis; Pedosignature; REE; Selective extractions

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PEDOGENESIS; PODZOLIZATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ALPS; FRANCE;

EID: 77954659836     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9438-0     Document Type: Article

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